JENNIFER BURNS
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EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor of History, University of Virginia, on leave 2007-2008.
Campbell National Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 2007-2008.
Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, Department of History, 2005-2007.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
History, 2005
Examination Fields: American Literature, Early Modern Europe, Reformation
M.A. University of California, Berkeley
History, 2001
A.B. Harvard University
History, 1998, magna cum laude
PUBLICATIONS
BOOK
Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right
• Manuscript under contract to Oxford University Press.
ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
“O Libertarian, Where is Thy Sting?”Journal of Policy History, forthcoming Winter, 2007.
“In Retrospect: George Nash’s The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945,” Reviews in American History, 32 (September 2004): 447-462.
“Godless Capitalism: Ayn Rand and the Conservative Movement,” Modern Intellectual History, 1, 3 (November 2004): 1-27.
"______________," in American Capitalism: Social Thought and Political Economy in Twentieth Century America, ed. Nelson Lichtenstein (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006).
“Liberalism and Conservative Ideas,” in Liberalism for a New Century, eds. Neil Jumonville and Kevin Mattson (University of California Press, 2007).
CONFERENCES AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting, 2007. Scheduled to present paper, “Conservatism and American Values,” on panel, Varieties of Conservatism in the Twentieth Century.
Policy History Conference,Miller Center for Public Affairs, University of Virginia, 2006. Invited commentator for panel, The Roots of Modern Conservative Politics.
American Historical Association Annual Meeting, 2006. Presented paper, “Three Furies of Libertarianism: Rose Wilder Lane, Isabel Paterson, and Ayn Rand,” on panel, Foremothers of Ann Coulter: Right-Wing Women and the Conservative Intellectual Movement in the United States.
Rice University Department of History Colloquia, 2006. Invited speaker. Presented longer version of AHA paper, “Three Furies of Libertarianism: Rose Wilder Lane, Isabel Paterson, and Ayn Rand.”
Capitalism and Its Culture: Rethinking Mid-Twentieth Century American Social Thought, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003. Presented paper: “Witness: Ayn Rand and the Conservatives,” for panel, Right-wing Social Thought.ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS
• James H. Kettner Graduate Prize for best dissertation, 2006, Berkeley History Department.
• Research Fellow, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, 2006.
• Grantee, F.A. Hayek Fund for Scholars, Institute for Humane Studies, 2006, 2007.
• University of California, Berkeley, History Department Block Grant Fellowship, 2004, 2000.
• Pass with Distinction, University of California, Berkeley, History Department Qualifying Exam, 2002.
• University of California, Berkeley, Dean’s Competitive Fellowship, 2002.
• Thomas T. Hoopes prize for outstanding undergraduate senior thesis, Harvard University, 1998.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
LECTURE COURSES
Introduction to United States History, 1865-2005. Sole professor for introductory-level survey course with high percentage of non-history majors. Enrollment of 450 students. Spring 2006.
• Student evaluation rating: 5.5 out of 7.
Intellectual History of the United States, 1865-2005. Sole professor for upper level history course, cross listed with American Studies Department. Enrollment of 80 students. Fall 2006.
SEMINARS
The Conservative Movement in America. Upper level reading seminar for history majors, with enrollment capped at 15 students. Extensive readings in primary and secondary sources, emphasis on research and writing. Fall 2006.
Religion in Twentieth Century American Life. Upper level reading seminar for history majors, with enrollment capped at 15 students. Extensive readings in primary and secondary sources, emphasis on research and writing. Fall 2005, Spring 2003.
• Student evaluation rating: 6.89 out of 7.
U.S. Supreme Court in Historical Context, 1954-1973. Upper level research seminar for history majors. Culminates with students writing original 30-50 page research papers. Fall 2005, Fall 2003.
• Student evaluation rating: 6.25 out of 7.
American Political Culture. Upper level research seminar for history majors. Culminates with students writing original 30-50 page research papers. Spring 2007.
ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Special Assistant, UC Berkeley History Department. Mentored and supervised 14 Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs) assigned to Introduction to United States History. Guided GSI teaching and grading, held weekly group meetings, consulted on individual student performance. Acted as liaison between GSIs and university library system to foster greater student use of library resources.
Writing tutor, Summerbridge. Writing tutor and discussion leader for program designed to aid students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Assisted students with transition to college level work, fostered appropriate study and time management skills, and provided general academic support. 2001.
Writing Tutor, Writing Center of Harvard University. One of twelve students selected by faculty to serve as peer tutors for undergraduates. Held individualized conferences with students to address writing skills, argumentation, and all aspects of expository writing. 1997-1998.
TEACHING AWARDS
• Library Prize for Undergraduate Research, UC Berkeley. Mentor of student prizewinner, 2006 and 2003.
• Derek Bok Certificate of Distinction for excellence in teaching, Harvard University, 2000.
OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Podcast lectures for Introduction to United States History available at http://itunes.berkeley.edu.
•Linked website at http://www.jenniferburns.org.
•Interviewed on NPR radio show, Weekend America: Gilded Age, February 17, 2007.
REFERENCES
David Hollinger, Preston Hotchkis Professor of American History
University of California, Berkeley
Kerwin Klein, Associate Professor of History
University of California, Berkeley
Mark Bevir, Associate Professor of Political Science
University of California, Berkeley